What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bahamas and Saint Lucia?

6.84 per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Lucia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Saint Lucia: Intentional homicides

Bahamas

32.2 per 100,000 people

in 2022

Saint Lucia

39.04 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Bahamas rank

12th

Saint Lucia rank

10th

Intentional homicides over time

Bahamas
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 39.04 per 100,000 people against 32.2 per 100,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 6.84 per 100,000 people.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 10th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.36 per 100,000 people	8.37 per 100,000 people	6 per 100,000 people	Bahamas
2000s	17.86 per 100,000 people	22.03 per 100,000 people	4.17 per 100,000 people	Saint Lucia
2010s	29.73 per 100,000 people	22.13 per 100,000 people	7.6 per 100,000 people	Bahamas
2020s	26.89 per 100,000 people	35.1 per 100,000 people	8.21 per 100,000 people	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Bahamas or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 39.04 per 100,000 people against 32.2 per 100,000 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Bahamas and Saint Lucia?: 6.84 per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Lucia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Saint Lucia rank globally for intentional homicides?: Bahamas ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 10th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.